Tag: Data Protection

Tag: Data Protection
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Improved EU rules for stolen personal data online

EU common rules enable a high standard of protection for your personal information everywhere in Europe, and their scope has just been expanded by new specific rules for consumers when telecoms personal data is lost or stolen.

France to Google: comply with the law or pay

As promised in the beginning of this year, the French data protection authority has ordered Google to change its privacy policy in three months or else pay a fine of up to 300,000 €. Launching their own national investigations are several other EU Member States.

Monthly Round Up: April 2013

This month we celebrated Earth Day 2013, found out how the end of the DVD will benefit the environment and how to delete your online life, and can now tell the difference between US and EU data protection.

Monthly Round Up: March 2013

Read about the new EU rules to cut by 30% the cost of rolling out high-speed Internet, the candidates for the European Green Capital 2015 and see pictures of Earth Hour 2013.

Mobile apps must obtain meaningful consent from user, limit the purpose of collecting data and minimize data collected

European privacy watchdogs have published an opinion addressing the key data protection risks of mobile apps. The document clarifies the EU legal framework applicable to the processing of personal data in apps on smart devices and outlines several obligations in developing and distributing apps on smart devices.

EU to take action against Google by summer

European privacy watchdogs have announced Monday that they are to take action against Google by summer for its privacy policy, which is not in compliance with European privacy legislation.

Data Privacy Day 2013: enabling trust and meeting the challenges of the digital age

Today, 28 January 2013 is the annual Data Protection Day, known as ‘Data Privacy Day’ outside of Europe. On this day events are held around the world to recognize the importance of privacy for our fundamental freedoms.

Monthly Round Up: December 2012

This past December in the news: Instagram's failed new terms of use, yet another Google breach of EU privacy legislation, and the extension of Kyoto.

Monthly Round Up: November 2012

In the news this past month: Britain addresses the culture, practices and ethics of its press, Europe and USA join in making the Internet safer for children, and the European Commission publishes a study on broadband coverage in Europe in 2011.

Monthly Round Up: October 2012

This month in the news.